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Mizoram logs 178 new COVID-19 cases, one more death

By PTI

Aizawl, Jun 12: Mizoram reported 178 new COVID-19 cases and one fatality in the last 24 hours, which took the tally in the state to 14,921 and death toll to 62, an official said on Saturday.

A 75-year-old man from Aizawl succumbed to the infection at Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Friday night, he said.

Of the 178 fresh cases, Aizawl district reported (118), Lunglei (16), Siaha (5), Lawngtlai (18), Kolasib (12), Champhai (7), Mamit and Saitual districts reported 1 case each.

The official said that the single-day rate of infection was 6.57 per cent as 2,709 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.

More than 43 children and three healthcare workers were among the newly infected people, he said.

Five patients have travel history, while the rest were found to have locally contracted the infection, he said.

Of the 178 patients, 107 have developed symptoms of COVID-19, he added.

Mizoram now has 3,501 active COVID-19 cases, while 11,358 people have recovered from the infection.

At least 254 people were discharged from various COVID-19 Care facilities on Friday.

The COVID-19 recovery rate now is 76.12 per cent and death rate is 0.42 per cent.

The state has tested 4,27,426 samples for COVID-19 till date.

According to state immunisation officer Dr Lalzawmi,

as many as 2,85,073 people have been administered the first

dose of COVID-19 vaccine till Friday, of which 52,956 have

received both doses of the vaccine.

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